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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="lifecycle.htm">Maintenance</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> elements are defects, changes, issues and tasks.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="683" style="width:683px;"><p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="package.htm">Package</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> </span><span class="f_BodyText">is a namespace as well as an element that can be contained in other package's namespaces</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">An </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Issue</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element is a structured comment that contains information about <a href="o1478.htm">defects and issues</a> relating to the system/model. Affected elements are connected by <a href="trace.htm">Trace</a> connectors.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="changesanddefects.htm">Change</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> element is a structured comment that contains information about changes requested to the system/model</span><span class="f_BodyText">. Affected elements are connected by <a href="trace.htm">Trace</a> connectors.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="o1529.htm">Test Case</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> describes what must be set up in order to test a particular feature.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">An </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="object.htm">Object</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> is an instance of a Class.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To add an element to the current diagram, click on the required icon, and drag it into position on the diagram. Set an element name and other properties as prompted.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To add a relationship, click on the required icon, then click on the start element in the diagram and drag to the end element.</span></p>
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